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8 Things I Wish I Knew about Business and Careers When I Was 22by Alexandra Levit - Feb, 2014This month, I will release the 10th Anniversary edition of my first book, the bestselling They Don’t Teach Corporate in College. I wrote the book when I was 26, and ever since then, I’ve learned a ton about what works and what doesn’t in the business world. Today, I’m sharing some of my recent insights.
No one cares as much about your career as you
While your organization and your manager probably do have your best int...

Why Entry-Level Hires Should Not Telecommuteby Alexandra Levit - Feb, 2014Telecommuting is the future. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that about a quarter of employed Americans work from home some hours each week. In a recent study by the Families and Work Institute, 63 percent of employers said they allowed employees to work remotely in 2012, up from 34 percent in 2005. Even Marissa Mayer, the new Yahoo! CEO who banished telecommuting from company policy last year, can’t stop this t...

6 Tips for Success When Working with Career Coachby Ford R. Myers - Feb, 2014People who are seriously considering engaging the services of a professional coach or consultant usually ask many questions about “what the advisor will or should do” in order to make the coaching relationship work for the client. This is certainly reasonable and understandable.
However, there are also several “prerequisites” or standards that the client must meet for the engagement to be successful. Unfortunately, these c...

How to Bring up Work Flexibility in a Job Interviewby Alexandra Levit - Feb, 2014The first question to address on this topic is—should you bring up work flexibility in an initial job interview? And in general, the answer is no.
Here’s the thing. Hiring managers want to believe that you’re a candidate who is enthusiastic about the job and willing to do whatever it takes to succeed. They don’t know you from Adam, so immediately broaching the perfectly legitimate question of flexible hours and benefits ma...

Job Search: Say Yes to the Best by Keeping Your Career Goals Clear and Closeby Kris Plantrich - Feb, 2014Knowing your career goals and staying focused on those goals during your job search is vital to achieving long-term career success and that you say yes to the best job for you.
A client I have been working with (we’ll call him Greg) was excited to start a recent coaching call. He had been approached by a recruiter interested in him for a VP Sales and Marketing job for an international retail organization. The company is ta...

Target your job search & get results!by Joan Runnheim Olson - Feb, 2014Are you in a job search? What jobs are you targeting? If you say any of the following, you need to gain more clarity:
1) I'm open. I'll take anything.
2) I don't care what industry I work in.
3) I don't want to limit myself.
A lot of job seekers worry when asked, "What positions and industries are you targeting? They're afraid that if they are too specific they will limit their opportunities. Actually, the opposite hap...

Avoid LinkedIn Goofsby Georgia Adamson - Feb, 2014As you probably know, LinkedIn keeps changing–sometimes it seems as if that happens every time you turn around. However, that’s no excuse for letting yourself get so far behind the curve that your profile brands you as hopelessly out of touch.
10 Amateurish LinkedIn Blunders
According to a Forbes.com article by personal branding guru William Arruda, there are “10 LinkedIn Blunders That Make You Look Like an Amateur.” T...

How to Use LinkedIn Groupsby Lisa Rangel - Feb, 2014When it comes to networking on LinkedIn professionals have to do way more than just setting up a profile. Users must engage with each other, share content, and take action in order to get the most out of this social media platform. Fortunately, LinkedIn groups let you do all of that and more.
According to the LinkedIn website, these groups are like online forums where professionals in the same industry (or with similar int...

1 Cover Letter Secret That Will Guarantee You Interviewsby Jessica Holbrook Hernandez - Feb, 2014Is there a cover letter secret that can guarantee you will get interviews whenever you use it? I know of one magical key you can incorporate into your cover letter that can increase your chances of getting interviews by 50%. Would you like me to share it? Of course you would! So here you go:
ASKING FOR THE INTERVIEW
Seems like asking for the interview would be common sense, but how many job seekers actually ask for th...

Boomers: How to Work with a Team Younger Than Your Kidsby Alexandra Levit - Feb, 2014Baby boomers everywhere are lamenting the same workplace development. All of a sudden, the people working in their offices are younger than their children, who are now approaching the ripe age of 30. And somehow, the same millennial traits of self-assurance and eagerness that were cute in their kids have become annoying in their teammates. If you are in this boat, fear not. Here are a few ways to work effectively with those tw...

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